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Third Series, Vol.10... ||| MAY1,1924. Sere No. 
ANNOUNCEMENT 


OF THE 


FIRST SESSION 


OF THE 


SHORT ale COURSE 


POULTRY HUSBANDRY 


JULY 14-AUGUST 2, 1924 


COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 
Published monthly by the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas 


Entered as second class matter August 7, 1913, at the postoffice at College 
Station, Texas, under the Act of August 24, 1912. 


OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION 


WILLIAM BENNETT BIZZELL, M.A., D.C. L., LL. D.......... President 
CHARLES PURYHAR EMSAs Gator ilie Deets vane ‘Dean of the College 
JAMES OSCAR MORGAN, M S.A., Ph. D.....Director of Summer Session 
W.2-WIPPRECHT?. Br Ath te Re oe eee Business Manager 
CHARLES-E. FRIGEY,.B.S..7.5. 0. a ee ee Registrar 
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Sri HICK MA NG 2 om cari oie Superintendent of Y. M. C. A. Building 
MAY O) aod se eh ie ev ake) Gs ale eho ae eee Librarian 


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SHADY YARD AT A. AND M. POULTRY FARM 


THREE WEEKS SHORT COURSE IN POULTRY 
HUSBANDRY 


July 14 to August 2, 1924 


This course is intended primarily for those people who are 
going into poultry for the first time. The purpose is to give each 
person enrolling first hand information on the various problems 
that confront those who expect to make at least part of their 
living from poultry. 

Many people in Texas are raising poultry for the first time 
this year so it is thought wise to give all such a chance to learn 
the best methods and practices of poultry keeping. 

The whole resources of the College are to be available to 
give the students taking this course the best, most thorough and 
up to date information possible. 

The course as outlined includes the following divisions: 
Incubation and Brooding, Housing, Prevention and Cure of Dis- 
ease, Feeding the Laying Hen, Preparing Poultry and Poultry 
Products for Market, Culling and Selection of Good Hens, Judg- 
ing Your Birds and Fitting Them for the Show. 


DAILY PROGRAM 
Incubation and Brooding. 


7:00—Prof. R. M. Sherwood. 

Prof. Sherwood is running a hatchery with about 13,000 
capacity this year and will have at least ten different makes of 
incubators for the students to become familiar with, including 
two Mammoths. The instruction will include cleaning, repair- 


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ing, adjusting, leveling and starting a machine. The daily care 
of the machines, including candling, best methods of pedigree ~- 
hatching, removing the chicks from the machine, setting up and 
operating different kinds of brooders, method of marking chicks, 
daily rations, etc. 


Culling and Poultry Flock 


9:00—Miss Murray and Extension Specialists. 

The topics taken up will include pigmentation, body type, 
handling quality, constitutional vigor, molt, hoganizing, select- 
ing cockerels, judging the age of males and females. 


The Prevention and Cure of Disease 


10 :00—Dr. R. C. Dunn. | 
Dr. Dunn has been spending more than half of his time in 
treating poultry diseases the past year with marked success, so 


STUDENTS SELECTING THE GOOD LAYERS 


can give the poultry man much needed information on how to 
avoid disease or cure it, if it does attack a flock. 


Housing the Poultry Flock 


11 :00—Prof.,D. F: Irving. 
A study of the different requirements of a poultry house, 
location, nests, ventilation, floor plans, yarding systems, etc. 


Feeding the Laying Hen 


1:00—Prof. D. H. Reid. 

The instruction will cover the subject from a practical 
standpoint. The grains as poultry feeds, profitable mill feeds, 
milk, meat scrap, animal protein, cottonseed meal, green feed, 


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oyster shell, will be fully treated together with balancing the 
ration, vitamin content, condiments, etc. 


Preparing Poultry and Poultry Products for Market 


2:00—Professors D. F. Irving and D. H. Reid. 

This will include practice in caponizing, crate feeding, dry 
picking and wet picking, wrapping, drawing and deboning fowls, 
candling, grading, cleaning, packing and preserving eggs. 


STUDENTS KILLING AND DRESSING POULTRY 


The following departments have agreed to discuss those 
parts of their subjects of interest to a poultry man. Marketing, 
Dairying, Field Crops, Fruit Growing, Breeding, Animal Nutri- 
tion. Each of the above will give two talks or demonstrations. 


ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 
No admission requirements are made for beginning students. 
DISCIPLINE 


Every student in the Summer Session is expected at all 
times to conform to the ordinary rules of propriety and gentle- 
manly conduct; to be truthful; to respect the rights of others; 
to be punctual and regular in attendance upon all required ex- 
ercises; to apply himself diligently to his studies; and to have 
due regard for the preservation of College property. 

For improper conduct or failure to keep up with studies, a 
student at any time may be required to withdraw from the Sum- 


mer Session. 
BOARD AND ROOMS 


Students rooming in the College dormitory will take their 
meals in the main dining hall. 


This hall is conveniently located with reference to dormi- 
tories, lecture rooms, and laboratories. 

Room accommodations will be provided for the summer stu- 
dents in modern, fireproof dormitories. 

The cost of room and board for the three week’s term will 
be $24. This does not include laundry. Bed linens, pillows, and 
towels, will be furnished by the students. 

Incidental Fee, $5.00. 

Hotel and apartments for light housekeeping can be found © 
in Bryan. The cost of a two or three-room furnished apa 
for light housekeeping will be from $20 to $30. 


LOCATION 


The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas is lo- 
cated at College Station, on the Houston & Texas Central Rail- 
road, and on the Fort Worth Division of the International & 
Great Northern Railroad, ninety-five miles north of Houston. 


WELL VENTILATED COLONY HOUSE 


Both railroads run through the College grounds. The stations 
are only a short distance from the Academic Building. At Col- 
lege Station there are express, telegraph, and money order 
offices. 


COLLEGE FACILITIES 


All the educational facilities of the College will be placed 
at the disposal of the students of the Summer Session. The Col- 
lege plant consists of 37 brick buildings. Ten of these are used 
for dormitories and 27 for purposes of instruction. All build- 
ings used for instruction are well equipped with laboratories. 
The horticultural gardens, agronomy plats, and greenhouses are 


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conveniently located, and form a part of the outside facilities 
for instruction. 


The library of the College consists of the central collection 
and several departmental libraries. The general library is 
housed in the Academic Building and consists of about 20,000 
volumes devoted to general literature and reference work. All 
the leading magazines and a number of daily papers are received 
at the library. All College departments have well selected tech- 
nical libraries for the use of students interested in special sub- 
jects. The general library will be open during the Summer Ses- 
sion on week days from 8:00 a. m. until 5:00 p. m., and from 
7:30 to 10:00 p. m. Departmental libraries will be open from 
Seuea it. tO. -00.p). min. 


The College Exchange Store, located on the first floor of the 
Academic Building, will carry a complete line of the text books, 
reference books, stationery, and general supplies needed by the 
Summer Session students. | 


The modern, well equipped Hospital will be kept open dur- 
ing the entire Summer Session, and the College physician and 
nurses will be on duty to serve the needs of the Summer Session 
students. 


PUBLIC LECTURES 


Lectures on pedagogical, sociological, and agricultural sub- 
jects will be given by the members of the teaching staff and by 
others invited for this purpose. 


On each Sunday morning a regular Bible School will be con- 
ducted at the College, and religious services will be conducted in 
the College Chapel by the visiting minister. 


ENTERTAINMENT 


The motion picture shows will be given each week. An open 
air theatre has been provided for all picture shows and other 
evening entertainments. The Y. M. C. A. will be open all sum- 
mer and a number of social gatherings will be held in the lobby 
of this building. The large swimming pool in the basement of 
the Y. M. C. A. Building will be available for the use of the Sum- 
mer Session students during the entire session. The instructor 
in athletics will give lessons in swimming to those who desire 
them. Outdoor athletic sports will be encouraged. The Sum- 
mer Session is a member of a small baseball league and games 
are played with local teams. 


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HOW TO REGISTER 


1. Report to Registration Desk in Lobby of the Academic Build- 
ing and fill out Registration Card. 


2. Report to the Business Manager, Room 120, first floor, Aca- 
demic Building, and pay your fees. The Business Manager 
will give you a receipt, and a meal ticket. 


3. Report to the Commandant, Room 101, first floor, Academic 
Building for assignment to room. 


4. Report to the Registrar, Room 223, second floor, Academic 
Building. 
Report to all classes as per the official schedule. 


If further information is needed consult the Registrar, or the 
Director of the Summer Session. 


All official notices concerning the Summer Session will be 
posted on bulletin boards Nos. 5 and 6, first floor, Academic 
Building. 


